The calendar has turned to 2023, and the NBA schedule is nearing its midpoint. It's high time to predict the season's stretch run, starring Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and the most loaded MVP race in league history.
Who will win the NBA championship?
In the Western Conference, the difference between a home playoff seed and facing single elimination in the play-in tournament is currently a two-game margin. The past two winners of the West, the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, would be favorites for the seventh and eighth seeds if the postseason started today.